Health Sciences 2711A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Middle Ages, Terror Management Theory, Biopsychosocial Model
27 Mar 2018
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In the early 1900s, most individuals died at home: dying has become more institutionalized, the majority of deaths now occur in health care institutions. Society struggles with the roles that government and regulatory bodies play in providing care at life"s end: dying has become more medicalized, before 1900s: dying process was shorter, now people live longer with terminal illnesses. Medical aspects of death: the dying trajectory describes variations in the dying process that vary by duration and shape, time vs. health status. Sudden death: start off healthy, and suddenly die, progressive death, start off healthy and gradually decline, often due to a progressive disease. Living with an illness: start off low, have a cycle of dips and going back up, wen health goes back up, they never reach their initial heath status, often going in and out of hospitals. In 2011 - 242,074 deaths in canada, and an age-standardized mortality rate of 4. 9 per 100,000 population.
